A Pair of Bookends
Jo Harkin, author of 'The Pretender' on Switching Genres, Lambert Simnel & Writing Influences
23 Apr 2025
On today's episode Hannah was joined by Jo Harkin to chat about her latest novel The Pretender. They discuss how Jo ended up switching from Sci-Fi to Historical Fiction, her research process, the writers and books that influenced this book and lots more. If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe and for extra content from us you can find us via Patreon. If you want to give us a follow you can do so via Instagram, Twitter/X & Tik Tok. You can buy Jo's previous novel Tell Me An Ending which was a New York Times Sci-Fi Book of the Year here.Books & other mentions in this episode: Blue Ruin by Hari KunzruRed Pill by Hari KunzruWhite Tears by Hari KunzruThe Portrait Artist by Dani Heywood-LonsdaleThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeHilary MantelThe Cauliflower® by Nicola BarkerLincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersMargaret AtwoodKazuo IshiguroThanks so much for listening, until next time-happy reading!
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